BenQ GH200 Series, User Manual

Page 1: ...GH200 205 Series Digital Camera User Manual ...

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Page 4: ...arantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment...

Page 5: ...d legal regulations Do not dismantle the camera under any circumstances When using the flash do not go too close to human eyes particularly for babies toddlers and children or animal eyes Otherwise when the flash fires the light may cause damage to human eyes or irritate animals Batteries could explode for instance All batteries can cause property damage injury or burns if a conductive material su...

Page 6: ... may be left on the camera lens and will result in unclear images or videos To avoid this problem be sure to clean the camera lens before taking pictures or recording videos You should also clean the camera lens on a regular basis If the lens is dirty use a lens brush or soft cloth to clean the lens Do not touch the lens with your fingers If a foreign substance or water gets in your camera please ...

Page 7: ...loss As a result the operating time of your camera may be considerably reduced It is normal for the camera to become warm during operation because the camera casing might conduct heat Do not hold the camera by excessive force Plus be sure to protect the camera from strong impacts To avoid accidental falling please attach the hand strap to the camera and always hold the camera by keeping the hand s...

Page 8: ...harp objects and avoid collision When the camera is not in use please place it in a steady place Plus always keep your camera away from pressure or any other similar environment for example in a pant pocket to avoid possible damage ...

Page 9: ...ting Snapshots and Movies 29 To delete a single file 29 To delete specific files 30 To delete all files 30 Snapshot Tutorial 31 Using the Control Panel 31 Changing the Image Size Size 32 To select the snapshot image size 33 Using Flash Flash 35 Using the Self timer Self timer 36 Using Face Tracking 37 Shooting without Disturbing Others Silent Mode 38 Using the Simple Mode 38 Shooting with Zoom 41 ...

Page 10: ...ty ISO 59 Optimizing Image Brightness D Lighting 59 Using Built in Color Filters Color Mode 59 Viewing Snapshots and Movies 60 Viewing Snapshots 60 Viewing a Movie 60 Zooming an On screen Image 61 Displaying the Image Menu 61 Viewing Snapshots and Movies on a TV Screen 62 Other Playback Functions PLAY 64 Using the PLAY Panel 64 Playing a Slideshow on the Camera Slideshow 66 Performing Playback wit...

Page 11: ...fying the Display Language Language 79 Configuring Sleep State Settings LCD Save 80 Configuring Auto Power Settings Power Saving 80 Configuring and Settings REC PLAY 81 Disabling File Deletion Disable 81 Configuring USB Protocol Settings USB 82 Selecting the Screen Aspect Ratio and Video Output System TV Out 82 Formatting Built in Memory or a Memory Card Format 83 Resetting the Camera to Factory D...

Page 12: ...ure that all items shown below are included If anything is missing contact your original retailer Unpacking Digital camera Rechargeable Li ion battery AC power adapter Hand strap USB cable Pouch optional Quick Start Guide Software User Manual CD ...

Page 13: ...er 5 Front lamp 6 Lens 7 Microphone 8 REC button 9 Back lamp 10 Movie button 11 Strap hole 12 USB AV port 13 Connector cover 14 SET button 15 Delete button 16 PLAY button 17 Control button 18 Monitor screen 19 Battery memory card slots 20 Tripod hole Use this hole when attaching to a tripod 21 Speaker Back Front bt ck cl Bottom ...

Page 14: ...ecording mode 4 White balance setting 5 Burst 6 Image deterioration indicator 7 Snapshot image size 8 Snapshot image quality 9 Movie image quality 10 Flash 11 Self timer 12 Face Tracking 13 D Lighting 14 ISO sensitivity 15 Date time 16 EV Compensation 17 Focus frame 18 Date Stamp indicator 19 Battery level indicator 20 Stabilizer indicator 21 Focus Mode 1 Recording mode 2 Flash 3 ISO sensitivity 4...

Page 15: ...vie image quality 1 Recording mode 2 White balance setting 3 Remaining movie memory capacity 4 Movie recording time 5 Flash 6 EV value 7 Battery level indicator 8 Movie recording indicator 9 Focus Mode 1 File type 2 Protect indicator 3 Folder name file name 4 Snapshot image quality 5 Snapshot image size 6 ISO sensitivity 7 Aperture value 8 Shutter speed 9 Date time 10 Battery level indicator 1 2 3...

Page 16: ...e quality 5 Date time 6 Battery level indicator Configuring Monitor Screen Settings Information display on Displays information about image settings etc REC mode only Information display Date Time on In addition to information about snapshot settings displays movie setting information and the date time screen You can specify the date format you want to use Information display off No information di...

Page 17: ...date the warranty 1 Open the battery cover Slide the battery cover slider towards OPEN and then open it as indicated by the arrows in the illustration 2 Load the battery Insert the battery into the compartment with the terminal facing inside the camera with correct orientation as shown Press the battery in until the stopper secures it in place 3 Close the battery cover Close the battery cover and ...

Page 18: ... Back Lamp Operation 4 After charging is complete disconnect the USB cable from the camera and then unplug the power cord from the power outlet To charge using a USB connection to a computer The battery loaded in the camera is charged whenever the camera is connected directly to a computer with the USB cable Depending on the setup of your computer you may not be able to charge the camera s battery...

Page 19: ...p should light red indicating that charging has started The back lamp will go out when charging is complete It takes about 130 minutes to achieve a full charge Charging may take longer depending on charging conditions Back Lamp Operation Lamp Status Description Lit Red Charging Flashing Red Abnormal ambient temperature charging taking abnormally long or battery problem Off Charging complete Monito...

Page 20: ...the connected computer is in the hibernate mode A charging error can occur immediately after charging begins or some time after charging begins A charging error is indicated by the back lamp flashing red Checking Remaining Battery Power As battery power is consumed a battery indicator on the monitor screen indicates remaining power as shown below Lamp Status Description Lit Red Charging Flashing R...

Page 21: ...ime Use and to select the setting you want to change and then use and to change it To switch between 12 hour and 24 hour format press Movie 5 After setting the date and time use and to select Apply and then press SET Though the camera has built in memory that can be used to store images and movies you probably will want to purchase a commercially available memory card for greater capacity The came...

Page 22: ...the above types of memory card The above are supported memory card types as of May 2011 Noted memory card capacities are standard values Use only SD cards that are compliant with the SD Card Association specification ...

Page 23: ...de of the camera slide it into the card slot all the way in until you hear it click securely into place 3 Close the battery cover Close the battery cover and then shift the slider towards LOCK IMPORTANT Never insert anything besides a supported memory card into the memory card slot Should water or any foreign object ever get into the card slot immediately turn off the camera remove the battery and...

Page 24: ...r to turn on the camera and then press SET 2 Use and to select the second Control Panel option from the bottom MENU and then press SET 3 Use and to select the Set Up tab 4 Use and to select Format and then press 5 Use and to select Format and then press SET To format initialize a new memory card ...

Page 25: ... amount of time Press ON OFF Power You can configure the camera so power does not turn on when you press REC or PLAY You also can configure the camera to turn off when you press REC or PLAY Turning the Camera On and Off To turn power on To turn on power and enter the REC mode Press ON OFF Power or REC The back lamp will light green momentarily and the lens will extend out of the camera To turn on ...

Page 26: ...reen To shoot a snapshot When you half press the shutter button the camera automatically adjusts exposure and focuses on the subject it is currently pointed at Mastering how much pressure is required for a half press and a full press of the shutter button is an important technique for good looking images Monitor screen Shutter button REC Remaining Snapshot Memory Capacity Snapshot mode icon Wide A...

Page 27: ...focus again If the subject is not in the center of the frame Focus lock is the name of a technique you can use when you want to shoot an image in which the subject to be focused on is not within the focus frame in the center of the screen To track the movement of a moving subject Half press the shutter button to follow and focus automatically on a moving subject See Tracking for more information R...

Page 28: ...o view only the snapshot You can zoom in on the image by sliding the zoom controller towards If you are recording a snapshot that is very important to you it is recommended that you zoom the image and check its details after recording it 2 Use and to scroll between images Holding down either button scrolls at high speed NOTE Half pressing the shutter button while in the PLAY mode or while a menu s...

Page 29: ...de or PLAY mode you can delete files simply by pressing Delete 1 Press Delete 2 Use and to scroll through the files until the one you want to delete is displayed 3 Use and to select Delete and then press SET To delete other files repeat steps 2 and 3 To exit the delete operation press Delete Deleting Snapshots and Movies To delete a single file Delete ...

Page 30: ...e 4 Repeat step 3 to select other files if you want After you are finished selecting files press Delete 5 Use and to select Yes and then press SET This deletes the files you selected To exit the delete operation press Delete 1 Press Delete 2 Use and to select Delete All Files and then press SET 3 Use and to select Yes and then press SET to delete all files This will cause the message There are no ...

Page 31: ...ure another setting repeat steps 2 and 3 5 After all of the settings are the way you want press SET This will apply the settings and return to the REC mode If you selected MENU the REC menu will appear If you selected SCN the Scene Mode scene menu will appear You can close the Control Panel by pressing Delete Using the Control Panel Control Panel Available settings 1 9 5 3 4 7 8 2 6 SET 1 Snapshot...

Page 32: ...ixels it contains and is expressed as horizontal pixelsxvertical pixels Image Size Selection Tips Note that larger images have more pixels so they take up more memory space Changing the Image Size Size 10M 3648x2736 size image Approximately 10 million pixels Unit pixels VGA 640x480 size image Approximately 300 000 pixels Large Number of Pixels More detail but takes up more memory Best when you pla...

Page 33: ...ption 14M 4320x3240 Poster Print Good detail for better clarity even for images cropped from the original 3 2 4320x2880 Poster Print 16 9 4320x2432 HDTV 10M 3648x2736 A3 Print Good detail 6M 2816x2112 A4 Print 3M 2048x1536 3 5 x5 Print Best when preserving memory capacity is relatively more important than image quality VGA 640x480 E Mail Image files are smaller which is better when attaching image...

Page 34: ...es only 200 dpi print resolution Specifying Movie Image Quality Movie image quality is a standard that determines the detail smoothness and clarity of a movie during playback Shooting with the high quality 1280 setting will result in better image quality but it also shortens the amount of time you can shoot 1 In the REC mode press SET 2 Use and to select the second Control Panel option from the to...

Page 35: ...nts when using red eye reduction Red eye reduction does not work unless the people in the image are looking directly at the camera flash Red eye reduction may not work very well if the subjects are located far away from the camera Using Flash Flash Auto Flash Flash fires automatically in accordance with exposure amount of light and brightness conditions Forced Off Flash does not fire Forced On Fla...

Page 36: ...timer cannot be used together with the following features Movie Simple Mode some Scene Mode scenes Using the Self timer Self timer Self timer 10 sec Self timer 10 seconds Self timer 2 sec Self timer 2 seconds When shooting under conditions that slow down the shutter speed you can use this setting to prevent image blur due to camera movement Self timer x3 Shoots three images one image 10 seconds af...

Page 37: ...wn IMPORTANT The camera performs center focus if it cannot detect a face The only focus mode available while face tracking is enabled is Auto Focus AF Face Tracking may take a bit longer when you hold the camera sideways Detection of the following types of faces is not supported Face that is obstructed by hair sunglasses a hat etc or a face in dark shade A profile or a face that is at an angle A f...

Page 38: ...d from the Control Panel See the following for details Flash Self timer Sounds Entering the Silent mode in the REC mode will also enter the Silent mode in the PLAY mode automatically The Simple mode eliminates troublesome setups and simplifies snapshot recording This mode is recommended for those who are new to digital imaging 1 In the REC mode press SET 2 Use and to select the third option from t...

Page 39: ...ngs of menu options that appear on the normal REC menu but not on the Simple mode REC menu are automatically fixed at their optimum settings These fixed settings do not affect normal REC menu settings 1 In the Simple mode press SET In the Simple mode the characters that appear on the setting screen are larger than they are in other modes 2 Use and to select the setting you want to change 1 Image s...

Page 40: ...lay the Simple Mode viewfinder screen indicating the camera is ready to shoot If you selected MENU in step 2 pressing SET will display the REC menu See Advanced Settings for details about configuring its settings Pressing Delete will exit the Control Panel ...

Page 41: ...capabilities of 12 5X to 159 5X The image deterioration point depends on the image size 1 In the REC mode slide the zoom controller to zoom 2 Press the shutter button to shoot the image IMPORTANT Digital zoom is disabled while time stamping is turned on Shooting with Zoom Wide Angle Reduces the size of the subject and broadens the range Telephoto Enlarges the subject and narrows the range Wide Ang...

Page 42: ...he zoom factor you can use before reaching the image deterioration point Though digital zoom generally causes a deterioration of image quality some digital zoom without image deterioration is possible with image sizes of 10M and smaller The range in which you can use digital zoom without image deterioration is indicated on the display The deterioration point depends on the image size Optical Zoom ...

Page 43: ...using movie recording will cause the camera to become slightly warm to the touch This is normal and does not indicate malfunction The camera also records audio Note the following points when shooting a movie Take care that the microphone is not blocked by your fingers etc Good recording results are not possible when the camera is too far away from what you are trying to record Operating camera but...

Page 44: ...d NOTE You can use while shooting a movie to change the flash mode setting Movie recording is interrupted for a few seconds at the point where a snapshot is recorded Shooting a snapshot during movie recording is not possible when shooting with any of the following Some Scene Mode scenes Simple Mode Shooting a Snapshot while Shooting a Movie ...

Page 45: ...insert a marker into the recording During playback you will be able to jump to the markers in the recording 5 Press the shutter button again to stop audio recording To create another audio recording file repeat steps 4 and 5 To turn off Voice REC press SET use and to select the bottom Control Panel option SCN and then select Auto NOTE You can use DISP during audio recording to toggle the monitor s...

Page 46: ...back by selecting the second PLAY Panel item from the top Playback Start and pressing SET Voice REC Playback Controls To play back an audio recording Fast forward fast reverse Play pause SET Jump to marker While playback is paused press or to jump to the next marker and then press SET to resume playback Volume adjustment Press and then press Monitor screen on off DISP Playback end Movie ...

Page 47: ...l default selection is Auto 3 Use and to move the boundary to the scene you want to select The scene menu has multiple pages Use and to scroll between menu pages You can access information about the currently selected scene To return to normal snapshot recording select Scene 1 Auto 4 Press SET to configure the camera with the settings for the currently selected scene This returns to the REC mode T...

Page 48: ...reen To find out more about a scene select it with the boundary on the scene selection screen and then slide the zoom controller in either direction To return to the scene menu slide the zoom controller again To scroll between scenes use and To configure the camera with the settings for the currently selected scene press SET ...

Page 49: ...er the setting is the way you want press SET to apply the setting and return to the viewfinder screen Pressing instead of SET applies the selected setting and returns to the menu item selection To configure settings on another tab after pressing to return to the menu item selection use or Delete to move the highlighting up to the tabs and then use and to select the tab you want NOTE Delete provide...

Page 50: ...u slide the zoom controller REC Mode Settings REC Selecting a Focus Mode Focus Settings Type of Shot Focus Mode Approximate Focus Range 1 Snapshot Movies Snapshot Movies Auto Focus General recording Automatic Automatic Approximately 5 cm to infinity 2 0 to Wide Angle Macro Close ups Automatic Approximately 1 cm to 50 cm 0 39 to 19 7 Fifth step zoom from the Widest Angle setting Super Macro Close u...

Page 51: ...g Focus Lock Focus lock is a technique you can use when you want to compose an image in which the subject you want to focus on is not within the focus frame in the center of the screen To use focus lock select Spot for the Auto Focus area 1 Align the monitor screen s focus frame with the subject you want to focus on and then half press the shutter button 2 Keeping the shutter button half pressed w...

Page 52: ...pes including a heart shape for the focus frame NOTE Half pressing the shutter button will cause the focus frame to change one of the shapes shown below When shooting with face tracking or the Simple mode the frame shape is Changing the Focus Frame Shape Focus Frame Settings Focus successful Focus not successful ...

Page 53: ...ject using telephoto when shooting a fast moving subject or when shooting under dim lighting conditions Your digital camera is equipped with a CCD shift type camera shake correction feature and a high sensitivity anti image blur feature These two features work in concert to minimize the effects of hand and subject movement Using Burst Reducing the Effects of Camera and Subject Movement Stabilizer ...

Page 54: ...n the center of the image This setting works well with focus lock Multi When you half press the shutter button while this setting is selected the camera will select the optimum Auto Focus area from among nine possible areas The focus frame of the area where the camera focuses will be displayed in green Tracking Half pressing the shutter button focuses on the subject and causes the focus frame to t...

Page 55: ...ed on a textual description will appear on the display for certain icons when you switch between REC functions Functions Supported by Icon Help REC Mode Flash Metering Mode White Balance Self timer EV Compensation Assigning Functions to the and Keys L R Key Setting key operation EV Compensation Adjusts the EV Compensation value White Balance Changes the white balance setting ISO Changes the ISO Se...

Page 56: ...back on while the Scene Mode memory item is enabled all of the other memory items except for zoom position are initialized to the currently selected Scene Mode sample scene setup regardless of the enabled disabled status of the other memory items Configuring Power On Default Settings Memory Setting Disabled Initial Default Setting Enabled Scene Mode Snapshot Auto Setting at power off Flash Auto Fo...

Page 57: ... SET This applies the exposure compensation value The exposure compensation value you set remains in effect until you change it or turn off the camera which causes it to revert to 0 0 NOTE When shooting under very dark or very bright conditions you may not be able to obtain satisfactory results even after performing exposure compensation Image Quality Settings Quality Specifying Snapshot Image Qua...

Page 58: ...ht Overcast etc Controlling White Balance White Balance Auto Configures the camera to adjust white balance automatically Daylight For shooting outdoors on a clear day Overcast For shooting outdoors on an overcast rainy day in the shade etc Shade For shooting on a clear day in the shade of trees or buildings Day White Fluorescent For shooting under white or day white fluorescent lighting Daylight F...

Page 59: ...ity Tab Color Mode Settings Off B W Sepia Red Green Blue Yellow Pink and Purple Specifying ISO Sensitivity ISO Auto Adjusts sensitivity automatically according to conditions ISO 64 Lower sensitivity Higher sensitivity Slow shutter speed Fast shutter speed Set for shooting in dimly lit areas Less noise Some coarseness increased digital noise ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO 800 ISO 1600 Optimizing Image...

Page 60: ...ton increases the speed of the fast forward or fast reverse operation To return to normal playback speed press SET Play pause SET 1 frame forward back Holding down either button scrolls continuously Volume adjustment Press and then press Volume can be adjusted only while movie playback is in progress Information display on off DISP Zoom Slide the zoom controller in the direction of You can use and...

Page 61: ...age zoom factor is 8X certain image sizes may not allow zooming up to the full 8X Pressing SET will lock the current zoom factor for the on screen image You can then use and to scroll between images using the same zoom factor Pressing SET again will unlock the zoom factor and allow you to use and to move around the currently displayed images 1 In the PLAY mode slide the zoom controller towards Use...

Page 62: ...ng appearing on the camera s monitor screen Pressing ON OFF Power or REC will not turn on the camera while the AV cable is connected You also can change the aspect ratio of the screen and the video output system 4 Now you can display images and play back movies as you normally do IMPORTANT Before connecting to a TV to display images be sure to configure the camera s REC and PLAY buttons for Power ...

Page 63: ... the recording device using the camera s bundled AV cable DVD recorder or video deck Connect to the VIDEO IN and AUDIO IN terminals Camera USB AV port You can play a slideshow of snapshots and movies on the camera and record it on a DVD or video tape When recording images to an external device use DISP to clear all indicators from the monitor screen For information about connecting a monitor to th...

Page 64: ...press SET 3 The following describes the operations you can perform for each of the PLAY Panel items Using the PLAY Panel Exit Exits the PLAY Panel Playback Start The operation that is performed when this item is selected depends on the type of file that is currently displayed on the monitor screen Movie Starts movie playback Voice REC Starts voice recording playback Audio snapshot Starts audio pla...

Page 65: ...3 Use and to change the setting of the selected menu item 4 Press SET to apply the setting NOTE Pressing Delete performs one of the following operations If you previously selected a tab pressing Delete returns to the viewfinder screen If you previously selected menu item pressing Delete returns to the tab Selected menu item Tabs Procedure PLAY SET MENU PLAY Tab Protect Use and to select the bottom...

Page 66: ...lideshow on the Camera Slideshow Start Starts the slideshow Time Time from the start to the end of the slideshow 1 to 5 minutes 10 minutes 15 minutes 30 minutes 60 minutes Interval Amount of time each image remains displayed Use and to select a value from 1 to 30 seconds or MAX If you specify a value from 1 to 30 seconds images change at the specified interval but the audio portion of movies and a...

Page 67: ...Silent mode Procedure PLAY Snapshot Screen SET MENU PLAY Tab Rotate 1 Use and to select Rotate and then press SET Each press of SET will rotate the displayed image 90 degrees left 2 When the displayed image is at the orientation you want press Delete NOTE Note that this procedure does not actually change the image data It simply alters how the image is displayed on the camera s monitor screen An i...

Page 68: ...Use and to scroll through the files until the one you want to protect is displayed 2 Use and to select On and then press SET An image that is protected is indicated by the icon 3 To protect other files repeat steps 1 and 2 To exit the protect operation press Delete To unprotect a file select Off instead of On in step 2 above All Files On Protects all files 1 Use and to select All Files On and then...

Page 69: ...l snapshot Procedure PLAY Snapshot Screen SET MENU PLAY Tab Trimming You can crop a snapshot to trim parts you do not need and save the result in a separate file The original snapshot is also retained Use the zoom controller to zoom the image to the size you want use and to display the portion of the image you want to cut out and then press SET The image produced by cropping a 3 2 or 16 9 image wi...

Page 70: ...form the following operation Voice Memo Delete SET Delete IMPORTANT Note that you cannot restore the original audio of an Audio Snapshot after you delete or re record it 1 In the PLAY mode use and to scroll through the images until the Audio Snapshot you want is displayed An audio snapshot is one that has a icon 2 Press Movie to start playback Adding Audio to a Snapshot Voice Memo You can add audi...

Page 71: ... Volume adjustment Press and then press Display content switching DISP Stop playback Movie Copying Files Copy Copy to Card Copies all files from built in camera memory to a memory card This option copies all the files in built in camera memory It cannot be used to copy a single file Copy to Camera Copies a single file on the memory card to built in camera memory Files are copied to the folder in b...

Page 72: ...oing through a computer To set up the camera before connecting to a printer 1 Turn on the camera Next press SET and then display the REC menu or the PLAY menu 2 On the Set Up tab select USB and then press 3 Use and to select PTP PictBridge and then press SET Connecting Directly to a PictBridge Compatible Printer ...

Page 73: ...ted on the monitor screen 6 Use and to select Print and then press SET Printing will start and the message Busy Please wait will appear on the monitor screen The message will disappear after a short while even though printing is still being performed Pressing any camera button will cause the printing status to re appear The print menu screen will re appear when printing is complete If you selected...

Page 74: ...ter configuring settings you can use the memory card to print on a home printer that supports DPOF or take the memory card to a professional print service Whether or not you will be able to use DPOF settings for printing depends on the printer you are using Some professional print services may not support DPOF Using DPOF to Specify Images to be Printed and the Number of Copies ...

Page 75: ...nds Setting a volume level of 0 mutes output Configuring Camera Sound Settings Sounds Startup Sound 1 Sound 2 Sound 3 Off Half Shutter On Off Shutter Beep Beep Specifies the sound volume This setting is also used as the audio level during video output Playback Specifies the volume of movie and Audio Snapshot audio output This volume setting is not used during video output from the USB AV port ...

Page 76: ...rtup Image Specifying the File Name Serial Number Generation Rule File Numbering Continue Tells the camera to remember the last used file number A new file will be named using the next sequential number even if files are deleted or if a blank memory card is loaded If a memory card is loaded and that card already has files stored on it and the largest sequential number in the existing file names is...

Page 77: ...ess To change the Destination setting to summer time use and to select DST and then select On Summer time is used in some geographical areas to advance the current time setting by one hour during the summer months 3 Use and to select the geographic area you want and then press SET 4 Use and to select the city you want and then press SET 5 Press SET IMPORTANT Before configuring World Time settings ...

Page 78: ...is disabled when certain Scene Mode scenes are being used Procedure SET MENU Set Up Tab Adjust When the date and time settings are what you want press SET to apply them You can specify a date from 2001 to 2049 Be sure to select your Home City before setting the time and date If you set the time and date while the wrong city is selected for your Home City the times and dates of all of the World Tim...

Page 79: ...et Up Tab Language Specify the display language you want 1 Select the tab on the right 2 Select Language 3 Select the language you want Camera models sold in certain geographic areas may not support display language selection Specifying the Date Format YY MM DD 12 7 10 DD MM YY 10 7 12 MM DD YY 7 10 12 Specifying the Display Language Language 1 2 3 ...

Page 80: ...ck or recording During movie recording and playback When both LCD Save and Power Saving are turned on Power Saving takes priority Procedure SET MENU Set Up Tab Power Saving Power Saving turns off the camera whenever no camera operation is performed for a preset amount of time Trigger Time Settings 1 min 2 min 5 min The trigger time is always 5 minutes in the PLAY mode Power Saving is disabled unde...

Page 81: ...n you press Delete while Disable is turned on You can protect against accidental deletion of images by selecting On for Disable Performing a format operation will cause all images to be deleted even if file deletion is disabled On selected for Disable for some images Configuring and Settings REC PLAY Power On Camera turns on whenever REC or PLAY is pressed Power On Off Camera turns on or off whene...

Page 82: ...ng matches the video signal system of the TV or other video equipment Images cannot be displayed correctly on a TV or video equipment that is not NTSC or PAL Configuring USB Protocol Settings USB Mass Storage Select this setting when connecting to a computer With this setting the computer sees the camera as an external storage device Use this setting for normal transfer of images from the camera t...

Page 83: ... Protected images Formatting will cause all images to be deleted even if file deletion is disabled On selected for Disable for some images Make sure the camera s battery is sufficiently charged before starting a formatting operation Formatting may not be performed correctly and the camera may stop operating normally if the camera powers down while formatting is in progress Never open the battery c...

Page 84: ...attery from the camera when you are not using it A battery left in the camera can discharge and go dead which will require some time to charge when you need to use the camera Store batteries in a cool dry place 20 C 68 F or lower To prevent over discharging of an unused battery fully charge it and then load it in the camera and fully use up the charge about once every six months Troubleshooting an...

Page 85: ...Reset exposure compensation I cannot format a memory card The memory card is write protected Remove the write protection End of the memory card life Insert a new memory card I cannot download images from the camera to my computer The free space on the hard disk of your computer is insufficient Ensure that the hard disk has enough space for running Windows and that the drive for loading image files...

Page 86: ...he shutter button all the way down The internal memory or memory card does not have any free space Load a new card or delete unwanted files The flash is recharging Wait until the flash mode icon indicated on the screen stops flashing The camera does not recognize the memory card Format the memory card before the initial use or before using with another camera I cannot print images with PictBridge ...

Page 87: ...0 x 480 30 fps Continuous recording with sound Shutter Speed 1 2000 1 2 sec Fireworks 2 sec Night Scene 1 2000 4 sec White Balance Auto Daylight Cloudy Tungsten Fluorescent 1 Fluorescent 2 Customer Exposure 2 2 EV 0 3EV step ISO Auto 64 100 200 400 800 1600 Flash Auto Flash Forced Off Forced On Red eye Reduction Drive mode 10 sec 2 sec x3 Off Power Source CIPA approximately 200 based on bundled Li...

Page 88: ...Interface Digital output USB 2 0 compatible Audio Video output NTSC PAL PictBridge compatible Accessories USB Cable Software User Manual CD Quick Guide Hand Strap Pouch Li ion battery AC power adapter Available accessories depend on the actual items shipped and may vary from the list above ...